The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
SCHOOLS or THE WORLD.
Provisions Made BY the Countries Of Europe
for Educational Purposes.

Provisions Made BY the Countries Of Europe
for Educational Purposes.
A glance at the educational statistics
Of the world will convince one that il
systems are not entirely faultless in.
tentions are admirable in the matter Of
teaching young ideas how to shoot.
The humblest countries make rich pro-
visions for school purposes, and in
many places where we would not. nat
urally expect a high order Of educa-
tional enterprise government expendi-
lures in that direction are surprisingly
large. The figures from few coun-
tries--latest official reports-to be ta-
ken in comparison with the work done
in the United States, will make the
facts clear, and furnish data not easily
accessible to every one.
| In Austria-Hungary there are So, 259
schools of all classes, and 4,784,523
pupils and students. In Austria the
educational expenditures are II. 598, 6S8
forms annually, and in Hungary about
6,579,717 forms, including the appro-
priation for public worship. In Bel
| GUM the school allotment for 1887 was
Superior education, f65,176; middle-
class schools, ESP, 1909; primary cdu-
cation, E4l2,O22. In Denmark, where
elementary education under the COM
pulsory system is widely diffused, and
in the parochial schools, there are 23l,-
935 pupils, in addition to the 1851 stu
dents at the University Of Copenhagen.
The annual expenditure for education
and public worship is 1,941,82O kro.
ners. In France 1871, 734.S27 francs are
expended on public instruction, and
12,936,655 on the fine arts, a branch Of
education too commonly neglected.
There is an elementary school for every
472 inhabitants, and u primary attend
ance Of 3.SSS,0s6 OF the entire APP
preparation this year l,460, 900 francs
were set down for primary education.
In Germany, where education is gem
eral and compulsory, there are, in ad-
dition to the regular schools, twenty
one universities, and in the elementary
schools there are 157 pupils to every
1000 inhabitants, the largest proper
ton Of any country except Switzer-
land. which has the same. The ex-
penditure for public worship and in
struction is 81, 1852, 1874 marks. In Great
Britain there are nine universities and
sixty-nine colleges, with II teaching
staff Of 1869 and 1882 students.
There are other schools to the number
of 29,681, with an average attendance
of 4,329,43 The grants for primary
schools in 1855 were f4,5s9,199. The
expenditures last year for education,
science and art were f5, 352. In
Greece there are $500 schools of all
sorts and 1929 pupils, with an
annual expenditure for worship and
instruction of 1892, ZIG drachmas.
Italy has 1880 primary public day
schools, in which are about l,S73,723
pupils. There are also 1929 primary
private schools, with 1863, l02 pupils,
and 2,035 public and private infant
schools. The expenditure for public
instruction is S4,736, 1892 lire. Portugal
has 1857 public primary schools, with
17.6S5 pupils; l,749 private primary
schools, with 1921 pupils; III night
schools. with 5.722 pupils, besides 81
lyceums, numerous private middle
class schools, and six polytechnic. in.
dustrial and medical colleges, and the
university at Coimbra. The school ex.
penditure is 921 1877 milrcis.
In Russia, besides numerous indus.
trial, agricultural, mining, and other
special schools, there are IS, pr.
mary schools, with 1924. 1871 pupils.
There are 39,5O7, s46 roubles set down
for public instruction. In Spain last
year the total sum set apart for cduca.
ton was only f30s,772, and it is no
wonder that the last census gives 20 per
cent. Of the adult population as being
unable to read or write. Sweden has
two universities and 1925 elementary
schools and 6o7,792 pupils, about "a
per cent Of all the children between the
ages Of eight and fifteen. The expen.
diture on education is II. O2O, GAL kroner
for the year. Norway has 6.6l7 Gle.
nentary schools and 20, 66S pupils, the
amount expended being cess, 1888.
Switzerland has 4,799 elementary
schools with 454,2ll pupils, Alb second.
ny schools with 2O,lS1 pupils. lOl
middle-class schools with Il ,5S5 pupils,
besides four universities with 1913 M.
pills. There are also five academies
and high schools and polytechnic in.
stitute. Mexico has s.9s6 public Gle.
mentary schools with $4,000 pupils,
and 1888 schools for superior education
with 1920 pupils. The last appropri.
alton for education and Justice was
M,4Sl,0Sl. 1t is presumed every one
knows something of the educational
facilities of the United States, with their
lnnumerablc private, public and high
schools, colleges, seminarics, univc,si.
ties and industrial schools. In lss4.'85